Hi my name is Lauren Silva and I am an artist. I am my art. My art is me.
I am currently working on my “This is For You” album and need your help to make it all it can be. I am not currently under a record label, but rather backed by a strong support base of fans and friends. We’re all on a journey called life, and when I cross paths with someone, whether it be face to face, through email, through a song, on a stage, wherever; I want to make a valuable impact, a kind contribution to that person’s life.
Music is my passion and people are the reservoir who not only partakes in what drives my life, but also what restores and replenishes the very thing I put out there. That’s why this album is so important to me. I have an opportunity to connect with so many more people and extend to them much more than just an album. If you’re reading this then our paths have crossed and you already are a part of this journey.
I know my purpose in life is to share the hardships I have had, from growing up in a broken home to the struggles in my adult life, and to show audiences how to not be a victim to your circumstances, how to rise above your oppressions, and how there is a blessing in everything. This is why I call myself my art and my art me. I am my voice. My voice is me.
Art has the power to inspire people. I truly appreciate it when audiences come up to me after a show and tell me how I have inspired them. I believe everyone has a purpose and is meant to do something in life, and I’ve noticed that I’ve really inspired people in finding what that is.
What this money will be used for.
By contributing to this campaign you will be making an impact on so many people’s lives and I need your help to continue this amazing journey we are all on together.
I’m putting everything I have into making this album as perfect as perfection can be, with passion, time, dedication, and finances. However, unfortunately financially, what I have is just not enough. It will take a total of $22,000 to make this album.
$10,000 has already been paid leaving a total of $12,000 left that I need to record the remaining 6 songs for the album.
Through this indiegogo campaign, I am hoping to raise the remaining $12,000
For the 6 songs, this will include: Studio time, mixing, mastering, cost for musicians and production with my amazing and talented producer, Mario Marchetti in Los Angeles, Ca and Austin, Tx.
Even if I don’t reach the full goal I will still continue with these efforts to complete this record because is so important to me and because “This Is For You.”
Even though my career started young, in my adolescent years, as a result of my hardships and broken environment, I fell into a life of gang and drug activity eventually leading to no longer performing and pursuing my entertainment career and not caring about my future or living up to my potential in my education or career. Being offered a recording artist contract at the age of 18 by former signed successful artist Lamar Lacangan, not only saved my life but also got me refocused and on track with my performing artist career once again and to motivated me to want to succeed in this life and not fall victim to my past and circumstances. My time with him and his record label OYIE Records, taught me this industry and leadership and serving and how to use your art to bring change, eventually showing me my true purpose in doing music. I now hope to change, effect and even save people’s lives by being a positive influence on the youth with the message of you can overcome and use it for good and also by using music as a platform to bring change in the community and in troubles that occur in our world today.
Since OYIE Music days, I left music for several years to become a full time missionary, where I served communities and villages in different countries as a mentor, counselor and advocate for many serious issues in our society mostly with inner city youth including the alcohol and substance abuse, human trafficking, and gang life.
In 2010, I made the decision to come back to civilization and to the music industry full time to take all my experiences and merging the serving with being a recording/performing artist, moving to a brand new music town to me, of Austin, TX. Since then, I have been building my team as an independent artist and now ready to finally put out a full length album and distribute worldwide.
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” –Helen Keller
So even if you can’t contribute financially it would sure help if you could help me spread the word to others near and far. Even the smallest contribution is important and greatly appreciated.